Center Valley, PA (August 31, 2018) - The DeSales University volleyball team opened its 2018 season with two wins defeating Rutgers-Camden, 3-1, and Colby-Sawyer College, 3-0, on day one of the DeSales University Invitational on Friday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: Match #1 - DeSales - 3, Rutgers-Camden - 1 (25-12, 21-25, 25-13, 25-22); Match #2 - DeSales - 3, Colby-Sawyer - 0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-14)
• Records: DeSales (2-0); Rutgers-Camden (1-1); Colby Sawyer (0-2)

How it Happened

• DeSales dominated Rutgers-Camden in the opening set, 25-12, before getting tripped up in the second set as Rutgers scored six straight points with the set tied at 18 to take a 24-18 lead and held on after that.  DSU rebounded with an easy win in set #3 and a come from behind win in the fourth set.
• In the second match, the Bulldogs hit .280 and had little trouble from Colby-Sawyer winning in three sets.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Senior Gabby Savite` had 12 kills and in each match hitting .455 vs. Rutgers-Camden and .308 vs. Colby Sawyer.  She added 17 total digs in the two matches.
• Sophomore Morghan Shoemaker had a nice start to the season with nine kills in each match hitting .333 and .353 and adding four blocks in each match.
• Freshman Audrey Wolfe totaled 37 assists and four blocks vs. Rutgers-Camden and and had 30 assists and two blocks vs. Colby-Sawyer in her collegiate debut.
• Sophomore Noel Kelly had 10 kills and hit .417 in the win over Colby-Sawyer.
• Senior Natalie Gray led the Bulldogs in digs each match with 14 vs. Rutgers-Camden and 13 vs. Colby-Sawyer.
• Sophomore Maddy Felty had a nice showing at the net totaling two blocks in just one set of play vs. Camden and two more vs. Colby-Sawyer in two sets of play.

For the Foes

• Jordan Erskine led Camden with 10 kills and Ashley Newman had 14 digs in the loss.
• Morgan Flynn had a match-high 16 digs for Cobly-Sawyer.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales hit .231 vs. Rutgers-Camden and eight team blocks, while serving up 10 aces.
• The Bulldogs had a .280 hitting percentage vs. Colby-Sawyer with just 14 hitting errors.
• DSU out-dug its opponent in each win.

Up Next

• DeSales takes on Baruch College at Noon and Washington College (MD) at 2:00 pm on day two of the tournament Saturday.